Craig Newgard, MD, MPH

Dr. Newgard is an emergency physician, physician-scientist, and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. He serves as Vice Chair of Research & Academic Affairs and Director of the Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine at OHSU. He has been continuously funded through federal research grants (NIH, AHRQ, CDC, and HRSA) for over 20 years, with a focus on improving systems of care for emergency services and trauma. He has served on multiple national committees, including the Steering Committee for the 2021 National Guideline for the Field Triage of Injured Patients through the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. He currently has two federal grants (NICHD and HRSA) to study emergency department (ED) pediatric readiness and outcomes in children across the US and an NICHD grant to develop risk prediction tools for firearm violence in children. Dr. Newgard has been involved in multiple national scientific leadership positions, emergency care research networks, mentored over 60 interdisciplinary trainees, and has led two NIH K12 institutional training programs in emergency care research. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2019.